8:50 a.m. update: Slogging along on 494, 35W

Traffic is struggling on the Bloomington Strip in both directions. Westbound 494 is packed from 24th Avenue to Hwy. 100. There also is a wreck at 24th Avenue.

Eastbound 494 is tight from East Bush Lake Road over to 35W.

In Minneapolis, commuters on 35W will find a few snags. Northbound drivers will find a crash on the right shoulder at 35th Street. Southbound drivers will find a wreck with a car in the center median at Johnson Street.

Looks like the car fire on northbound Hwy. 169 at Anderson Lakes Pkwy. is out. But the right lane is still blocked. Delays begin at Hwy. 13.

In addition to the third straight weekend closure of Interstate 94 in downtown Minneapolis, MnDOT will demolish the flyover bridge from northbound Interstate 35W to westbound Interstate 94. It will be closed until 2021.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is reminding anglers heading to this weekend's fishing opener to plan ahead and leave plenty of time to get to their destination. The advice holds true for motorists traveling in downtown Minneapolis where two freeways will be closed.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will shut the freeway down between Interstates 394 and 35W for the next three weekends to allow crews refurbish the Irene Hixon Whitney pedestrian bridge spanning I-94 and connecting the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Loring Park.